Tie holder



S. 1%.. SPAZI'ANTE June 16, 1925.

-TIE HOLDER Flled Oct. 24, 1925 ATTORNEY Patented June 16, 1925.

UNITED FSJTATES SAVERIO A. SPAZIANTE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PATENT OFFICE.

TIE HOLDER.

Application filed October 24, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAVERIO A; SPAZIANTE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tie Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to necktie holders and in particular to a type adapted to hold a plurality of ties one above another.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder having means for releasably engaging a plurality of ties and having in combination therewith a collar button holding device.

A further object is to provide a necktie holder and collar button holder of the character referred to which will not only be ornamental but which can be produced cheaply and in large quantities.

Referring to the drawings wherein I have shown one embodiment ofmy invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a combination necktie and collar button holder show- 1- ing several ties and collar buttons in position.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tie holder showing only a few of the superposed supporting arms. v

Fig. 3 is a section .on the line 33 of Fig. 1 showing the collar button holding portion and several collar buttons therein; and

Fig. i is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1 and shows the construction of one of the supporting arms and its spring pressed retaining member.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings 5, indicates the front plate and 6 the back therefor of a tie holder which may be of any desired shape, in this instance, elliptical. The front plate 5 is provided with cutout slots 7,, opening into enlarged openings 8, at the ends thereof so that the bottom 9 of a collar button 10, may be inserted in the opening 8, and slid down until the shank of the collar button is in slot 7. This slot, as can beseen is slightly wider than the diameter of the button shank and in order to prevent the button being shaken out should the neck-. tie holder be carried, I may provide a spring strip 11, fastened to the back plate 6 at its upper end and engaging the inside of the Serial No. 670,437.

front plate 5 at its lower end below the end of the slot 7, so that when the collar buttons are run down into the slot 7, their bottoms will be engaged by the saidstrip 11. One of these collar button holders are provided on each side of the tie holding element which consists of a series of superposed supporting arms 12, comprised of hollow pieces having their lower edges flanged to receive a bottom plate 18, which is slotted to allow the projection therethrough of a spring holding arcuate finger 14,, the ends of which within the arms are bent to engage resilient pieces of sprin steel 15, which are securely retained in a punched out portion 16, of said bottom plate. Suitable openings are provided in the front plate 5 for the insertion of the supporting arms 12, and as seen in Fig. 4, the bottom plates 13, are bent upwardly as at 17 to form a foot which may be soldered in position against the back plate 6 or intermediate rod 18, whichever is found to be most desirable in manufacturing. Solder may also be'applied between the front plate and upturned portion 17 so that the supporting arms are held rigidly in place.

It will be noted in Fig. 1 that the finger 14 in each of the arms engages the top of the subjacent arm so that in the use of the arms a tie may be frictionally held between each of the same. Also, any tie may be withdrawn without disturbing the ties adjacent thereof. The finger 14, is rounded on its lower edge and thus presents a smooth surface to the tie and prevents damage thereof.

It will be seen therefore, that I have provided a combined tie and collar button holder which is not only ornamental but which can be used to hold any number of ties and collar buttons without wrinkling the former or loss of the latter.

Having described my invention, what I claim is: 9

1. A tie holder comprising a base memher, a plurality of hollow arms extending from said base member, arranged in super posed relation and each having an opening in the underside thereof, a semi-circular finger member in each of the arms extending through the opening in the arm to engage the top of the next subjacent arm, and

a spring in said finger and attached to the arm whereby the finger is yieldably held against said subjacent arm.

2. A tie holder comprising a hollow base 5 member, a plurality of hollow arms extending from said base member and arranged in superposed relation, the said arms being adapted to receive therebetween neckties or the like, a semi-circular flat finger in each of said arms and a spring member on said finger and attached to the arm for maintaining the finger in contact with the subacent arm.

SAVERIO A. SPAZIANTE. 

